Reply #22: My bubble hasn't burst. I gave up on my country alot already back in 2004.

[mmonk]

I know those of us who want the constitution defended have no chance. Just like those of us that didn't want the courts of this country to fall to people who don't believe in equal protection under the law. Just like those of us that didn't want the United States to launch a war and invasion of the country of Iraq. Just like us that would like to see access to healthcare for all Americans. Just like us who would like to see media consolidation reversed. I know that the kind of country I want for my children (one of them 22 years old) isn't gong to be there for them like I hoped. I've accepted fate. My political advocacy will now switch from the politics of the ballot box to organizations such as the ACLU, Amnesty International, The Autism Society and the United Nations Association of America. Voting for real preservation of rights or for change and progression of civil society has proven itself futile in this slow rightward march. It now has to be approached differently.